Arrest made in theft case

— On July 23 the Honesdale Borough Police Department investigated a burglary of a garage located on Overlook Ave.

The victims reported that unknown actors entered their garage overnight and stole a large sum of various coins and currency.

As a result of month and a half long investigation, Honesdale Borough Police officers obtained an arrest warrant on Sept. 12 for a William L. Swendsen, 27, of Milanville, charging him with Burglary, Theft By Unlawful Taking and Receiving Stolen Property all felonies.

On Sept. 24, Swendsen was located and the arrest warrant was served in Old Forge, by the Old Forge Police Department. Swendsen was returned to Wayne County where he was arraigned before Magistrate Edwards. After failing to post $25,000 bail Swendsen was lodged in the Wayne County Correctional Facility.

Detective LeStrange and Ptlm. Kominski were the investigating officers.

Theft

Between 8 p.m. Sept. 7 and 6 p.m. Sept. 10 unknown actors removed a Yamaha golf cart from the GDS Fairgrounds, Dreher Township. The vehicle was white and had an aluminum box on the rear of the vehicle and there was no top. It's an early 2000 model.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police Honesdale at (570) 253-7126.